The Chinese word **手术台** (shǒushùtái), meaning "operating table," is a logical compound noun formed by combining three distinct characters: **手** (shǒu, hand) refers to the manual skill of the surgeon, **术** (shù, art/technique/procedure) signifies the medical operation or surgical procedure itself, and **台** (tái, platform/table) denotes the physical table or platform. Together, they sequentially describe the functional object—a **table** specifically for the **surgical procedure** performed by **hand**—creating a precise and semantically transparent term common in technical and medical vocabulary.